Time for Canada to stand with Yemeni civilians, not Saudi war criminals

January 23, 2019 January 23, 2019

Updated with explosive developments from Quebec media.

In this interview on CTV’s Power Play with Don Martin, RI President Peggy Mason discusses some of the many reasons why it is long past time for Canada to do the right thing and end our arms exports to Saudi Arabia:

Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands have all ended their military exports to Saudi Arabia. Only a Trump veto will stop the US Congress from doing the same. At this rate, Canada is going to be one of the last war crimes enablers standing.

Click below for the full interview. The link is provided courtesy of CTV’s Power Play with Don Martin.

Latest Developments in Yemen

Action by Canada would put immense pressure on the few other holdouts, including the UK and France, at just the right time to help UN negotiators pushing to widen humanitarian access on the ground to desperate Yemeni civilians.

And for those who read French, see below links to two explosive exposées on yet more Canadian military exports to Saudi Arabia and another coalition partner accused of war crimes in Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE):